Hill Farmstead Biere de Norma

Brewed by Hill Farmstead Brewery
Style: Bière de Garde
Greensboro, Vermont USA

Serve in Stem glass, Tulip

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Bouteille de 750 ml, merci beaucoup à Martin ! Arômes assez intenses de chêne, de vanille et de brettanomyces. Touche vineuse. Robe orangée et plutôt trouble, effervescence assez active et belle mousse qui tient bien. En bouche, le fût de chêne et les brettanomyces sont également à l’avant-plan. On retrouve une belle acidité, surtout lactique et citrique et peut-être très légèrement acétique. Très belle texture veloutée. Finale sèche et acide. Une très bonne bière, mais peut-être pas la création la plus raffinée de Hill Farmstead.

Bottle… This beer rocks!… Pours murky and orange with a small, creamy, white head. The woody, funky, acidic nose furnishes oak and fresh fuzzy fruits and tropical fruits. Medium-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and modest carbonation. The flavor is tart, fruity and bready. Finishes tangy, accompanied by a mild yeasty bitterness. Many thanks go out to landhoney for popping the top on this world class Bière de Garde! Not too many world class Bière de Gardes in circulation. Of course, this isn’t really a straight-up Bière de Garde.

Bottle courtesy of Seth. Hazy burnt orange pour with a white head. Sweet and sour aromas. Mild tartness, some notes of a nectarine or peach that is not quite ripe yet, and a strong caramel malt characteristic. Good body and carbonation. A real nice session beer....

Bottle 750ml. N. 100. Thx alot Tom. Pours hazy dark golden with low white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is of fruits, brett, citrus, hops, yeast, oak, vanilla. Taste is of alot of fruits, citrus (grapefruits), bretts, alchohol. Outstanding. Overall: As mentionned by other fellow tasters, reminds of TDD Dulcis Succubus. Nice bretts. Full bodied. Glad I had the chance to drink that.

Shared by turdferguson. Cloudy red orange pour with one finger of crackling off white head. Nose is fruity and zesty with vinous oaky notes and lots of pineapple. Lemongrass and a lovely acid/ester balance. Nice tartness and acidity with a peppery and prickly carbonation. Some citric notes.

Pours hazy orange with medium white head. Nice lacing. Aroma: hops, bret, fruits, citrus, and candy sugar. Amazing! Taste: bret, citrus (grapefruits), fruits (bananas). Fruity sweetness, Nice sourness. Nice balance. Medium bodied with slight carbonation. Overall, an astonishing, refreshing beer!

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2012 Bottle 750 ml (# 100). Hazy orange with a small persistent off-white head. Lacing is amazing! Aroma is of brett, oak, ton of fruits (grapefruit, grape, peach and still counting) and slight vanilla. Taste is explosive fruits and brett with oak and slight vanilla. Interesting sourness. Grapefruit is very present at finish. Lively carbonation. Crisp beer. This one taste like a boosted TDD Dulcis Succubus. Great one!

UPDATED: JUN 21, 2012 Bottle. Deep glowing pinkish orange with steady off white head and lots of lace. Nose is aromatic, but not expressed as forcefully as the flavor. Tart cherry, oak, lemon, wild yeast. Flavor is fairly tart, some yogurt, and a very minerally character in the middle, caramel malts, ending with a sour twang. A very interesting take on the Biere de Mars (or Biere de Garde style, don’t know if the names are synonymous ). Shaun says saison on the label which is possible too, but I think it drinks like a sour ale.

Draft at Tria Fermentation. Poured a light amber, less hazy than other HFS offerings, with a sizable white head. Aroma is pleasantly filled with black cherry, sour green apple, and slight Brett funk. First sip introduces palatable sour cherry followed by hints of oaky vanilla and a tart crisp finish. Flavors linger to dance on the tongue and play with the palate.

Draft at tria... Murkey orange/red in color. Average head. Great tart nose on this one... Taste is a slightly tart saison like beer. Flowers, dry, some spices, but with an over all dry tartness that linger in the after taste. Really clean and easy to drink. Light body, well carbonated, Overall my favorite beer of the tasting.